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Fast Forward Joseph C. Mandel, Businessman and Philanthropist, Dies at 102
Joseph C. Mandel, a philanthropist who donated tens of millions of dollars to Jewish schools, has died at 102. The businessman passed away at his winter Palm Beach, Florida, home Tuesday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. Along with his two brothers, Mandel co-founded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation in 1953. The brothers have…
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Fast Forward Jewish TV Host and Real Estate Tycoon Leon Charney Has Died
Leon Charney, the Jewish TV talk show host, lawyer and real estate tycoon who was said to have helped foster key backchannel negotiations between Israel and Egypt leading up to the Camp David Accords, has died. Charney’s death was announced by Florida Atlantic University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate last December. Charney was 77…
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Fast Forward Intel Mastermind and Silicon Valley Statesman Andy Grove Dead at 79
SAN FRANCISCO – Andy Grove, the Silicon Valley elder statesman who made Intel into the world’s top chipmaker and helped usher in the personal computer age, died on Tuesday at age 79, Intel said. The company did not describe the circumstances of his death but Grove, who endured the Nazi occupation of Hungary during World…
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Fast Forward Meir Dagan, Israeli Spymaster Turned Netanyahu Critic, Dies at 71
JERUSALEM — Mossad director Meir Dagan, who after a long career spearheading shadow wars against Israel’s enemies became a vociferous critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s saber-rattling on Iran, died of cancer on Thursday, aged 71. A pugnacious retired army general, Dagan took over the Mossad in 2002, when a Palestinian revolt was raging, international…
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Fast Forward Manuel Tenenbaum, Latin American Jewish Congress Head for 3 Decades, Dies
Manuel Tenenbaum, who served for three decades as head of the Latin American Jewish Congress, has died. Tenenbaum, who was also an educator and author, died and was buried Tuesday in his native Montevideo, Uruguay. He was 81. In 1978, he was named executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, leading the regional branch…
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The Schmooze 8 Memorable Abe Vigoda Photos — On Screen and Off
The Godfather: The Doomed Tessio. Abe Vigoda knew how to act, and to have fun, as evidenced in these silver screen, small screen, and red carpet shots. The beloved Jewish character actor died Tuesday of, his daughter says, old age. He was 94. READ: The Forward’s Look at His Long Career Abe Vigoda With Cloris…
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Fast Forward Abe Vigoda, Beloved ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Godfather’ Star, Dies at 94
Abe Vigoda, an American actor best known for roles in “The Godfather” and the 1970s sitcom “Barney Miller,” died on Tuesday at the age of 94, after spending three decades jokingly refuting rumors of his demise. Vigoda’s daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, said her father died at her home in New Jersey. “He died in his…
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